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The Turks and Caicos Islands.

I didn't even know this place existed.

And they one day may become a part of Canada!

TCI is an assembly of islands located just southeast of the Bahamas. It is considered a "British Overseas Territory" and is thus part of the Commonwealth. An average of 350 days of sun shines each year on TCI, with white sand beaches adorning the islands everywhere.

200,000 tourists visit each year, many Canadian, and because TCI is similar to Canada in that it has status as a British colony and some "historic trade links" according to Wikipedia (okay, not a great source), Canadian politicians have proposed to have TCI become a part of Canada. Prime Minister Sir Robert Borden first suggested a union back in 1917. In 1974, NDP MP Max Saltsman introduced legislation that failed to get ratified. It was brought up again in 1986 by the Conservative government and was explored again in 2004. Nova Scotia in that same year amended its legislation to allow TCI to become a part of their province should they one day become a part of Canada.

So wouldn't it be great to have Canada's own resort destination? A place where you could retire and not worry about the $1,000,000 asset requirement other Caribbean nations have? Where your tax dollars would be given back to your government and not some foreign nation?

We'll just have to wait and see.